United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Recruitment Manager, Management consulting - London

About us

Adam Smith International is an award-winning, global professional services business that delivers real impact, value and lasting change to people living in poverty around the world. Our projects support economic growth and government reform, and our experience and results have led us to become a trusted leader in delivering a comprehensive range of sustainable and high impact programmes.

Our projects are funded by a wide range of donor organisations, including the UK Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank, the Swedish and Danish Government’s development agencies Sida and Danida, the European Commission, DFAT, and the Asian Development Bank.

The Infrastructure and Climate Change team is one of our core technical teams, specialising in the provision of technical assistance that improves countries abilities to design, maintain and finance infrastructure whilst unlocking opportunities for greener growth in developing countries. Our work enables communities who are vulnerable to the effects of climate change to better plan and adapt to the risks it poses, and we promote access to energy efficient and low carbon technologies to prevent climate change whilst driving growth. To do this the Infrastructure and Climate Change team recruits a number of experts to work in our projects.

About the role

This role will ensure the Infrastructure and Climate Change Team has the right experts, at the right time, to deliver the high quality results we and our clients expect. The role will report directly to the Director of Human Resources, but will also work very closely with the Director of the Infrastructure and Climate Change team.

It provides a fantastic opportunity to create a proactive talent pipeline and develop a sourcing strategy whilst leading day to day recruitment activities.

As part of the Human Resources team you will also collaborate on a variety of projects to achieve broader recruitment “best practice” throughout the organisation. You will be part of a new, dynamic and growing Human Resource team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a successful and profitable company, so there is great potential to develop your career and knowledge.

Key tasks and responsibilities include:

· Work with project managers and team/leaders to develop, implement and regularly review a workforce plan which is closely aligned to their project needs and business strategy;

· Develop an in-depth understanding of all Infrastructure and Climate Change projects, to ensure you find excellent experts for their positions;

· Identify and develop key sourcing routes, to ensure a constant flow of high calibre associate consultants;

· Deliver headhunting activity through social media searches;

· Support managers to implement “best practice” recruitment throughout the organisation;

· Develop benchmarks, analyse recruitment data and provide regular reports on volume, sourcing, conversion rates to the Human Resource and Infrastructure and Climate Change teams to inform future recruitment activities.

About you

We are looking for someone who combines tenacity with rigour, exudes sound judgment, demonstrates integrity and sensitivity, and is a strong team player. A recruitment manager should have the ability to build effective relationships with internal clients from wide range of professional and cultural background. You should relish working in a team, should be innovative, energetic, positive and genuinely committed to achieving high standards.

The ideal candidate for this position will also have:

· A good degree in a relevant subject;

· Experience within a fast moving recruitment environment;

· A detailed working knowledge of resourcing best practice;

· Knowledge of processes, systems and media to source excellent candidates;

· Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines;

· Excellent customer service and highly collaborative approach;

· High level of emotional intelligence;

· Good organisation and planning skills;

· Resilience to changing circumstances and challenges;

· Pro-active and result focused approach;

· Excellent oral and written English;

· Eligibility to work in the UK.

What We Offer You

We offer you a dynamic and friendly team environment and the opportunity to work on a highly successful portfolio of programmes. We have a strong commitment to our people and strive to live by our principles:

· Take responsibility (Accountability). We are individually and collectively accountable for what we do.

· Always find a way (Resourcefulness).We think innovatively to reach a solution.

· Promote Quality (Excellence). We maintain and promote professional standards in everything we do.

· Commit to the Outcome (Achievement).We take pride in delivering our best to achieve results.

We’ve built a culture to reflect our principles, full of likeminded professionals who are smart, passionate and great at what they do. We offer the successful candidate a friendly environment and a chance to build your recruitment and Human Resources skills in a supportive environment. We also offer a basic salary of up to £55,000, bonus and excellent benefits.